Tessa Vanvlerah has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without probation for sexually assaulting her then-5-month-old daughter and allowing Kenneth Kyle, a man she met online, to rape the infant.
Loud music and erratic driving in an Australian neighborhood led a couple men to break out the big guns...or rather a chainsaw and samurai sword.
Over the final weekend of April, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Joe Cowley sent out a handful of sexist and demeaning messages over Twitter; since then, Cowley's Twitter account has been deleted and the editor-in-chief has reprimanded him. Will Cowley lose his job?
On the same day a federal judge blocked Texas from removing Planned Parenthood from a state program for advocating abortion services, an appeals judge allowed the state to move forward.
Cristal Paulette Richardson, a 28-year-old Dallas woman is facing murder charges after a disturbing and deadly encounter at a motel Saturday night.
New DNA testing has proven the innocence of Colorado man Robert Dewey, who was wrongfully convicted for raping and killing Jacie Taylor in 1994. Dewey is expected to be released Tuesday after spending the last two decades behind bars.
Natalie Wood, the Hollywood princess who mysteriously disappeared off a yacht in 1981 is making headlines again. This time the headlines are due to her daughter, Courtney Wagner, who she had with actor Robert Wagner. Courtney Wagner was arrested this week for coke and heroin possession.
A sex hungry 47-year-old is terrorizing the city of Munich. The German nymphomaniac has already struck terror in a man who she forced to have repeated sexual encounters with. Now, the sex fiend has left her second victim sobbing in the street.
MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom Schmitz, has won back $750,000 in assets after a New Zealand court hearing. The money, which was technically Schmitz's in the first place, had been confiscated by New Zealand authorities after he was arrested on charges of money laundering, racketeering and copyright infringement in relation to the MegaUpload enterprise.
David Dalton, was said to have withdrawn his role as defense attorney for GCW in January. According to The St. Louis website, Dalton is said to be back as defense counsel.
A South African 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the rape of an eight-year-old girl. The eight-year-old, whose name cannot be released, was also bitten and had her eyes gouged out.
An Indiana teacher was fired from a Roman Catholic school after undergoing in vitro fertilization, which the Church strictly shuns, according to the Associated Press. The 31-year-old former educator, Emily Herx, is filing a lawsuit claiming that her termination last June was a result of discrimination. The case could spark serious legal controversy over reproductive rights and religious rights.
James Tapke, 41, of Ohio, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a misdemeanor charge of binding his 12-year-old daughter with duct tape and locking her in a metal dog cage. Tapke claims the incident, dating back to January, was just a joke.
A real life horror film could have played out on a Utah hiking trail had deadly booby traps not been discovered. Two men have been arrested for the act under suspicion of misdemeanor reckless endangerment. The authorities are stating that the Utah booby traps came from evil minds.
The city commissioners of Sanford, Fla., voted Monday evening to reject the resignation of Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. because of criticism about his department's handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting case.
Othniel Miller, the handyman who is currently having his former basement workshop dug up by the FBI in connection with the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, has a new accusation against him. Miller's ex-wife told police that he raped his niece.
Six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to his New York City bus stop on May 25, 1979. In 2001 Etan was declared dead, and in 2010 his case was reopened. After 33 years, police may have found a new lead in the child's mysterious disappearance.
In 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz went missing while walking to his New York City school bus stop. Only two blocks from his home, he was never seen again. Investigators are now working on some new leads.
After being dismissed from the Secret Service, the former uniformed officer plans to sue the agency, as Mark Sullivan, the agency's director, informed lawmakers Wednesday night.
One in four adult men in the country admitted they have committed a rape at least once in their life.
As Ohio prepares for its first execution in six months, Mark Wiles requested a large pizza with pepperoni and extra cheese and hot sauce, among other things for his last meal on the eve of his expiration.
The King of Pop died in 2009 leaving behind his three beloved children. Ever since, an umpteen number of controversies surrounding the custody of the children have popped up time and again.
This time it is his former bodyguard Matt Fiddes, who has come forward with the claim that he is the biological father of Michael Jackson’s youngest child, his 10-year-old son “Blanket, whose real name is Prince Michael Jackson II.
On Tuesday, Abu Qatada was arrested by British authorities in advance of a planned deportation to Jordan. These five key facts about Qatada explain what he's done, where he's going, and when he might get there.
Spain's Repsol YPF SA oil and natural gas company vowed Tuesday to fight Argentina's plans to nationalize Repsol's Argentine unit and Spain's government also has voiced its concerns about the plans.
After over two years since New Jersey's medical marijuana law passed, the state has finally obtained its first permit for a medical marijuana facility to begin growing.
Richard Hovan, 30, was an engaged MIT wizard, math teacher at the Riverdale Country School, and now, accused of carrying on sexual acts with a 16-year-old student.
Austin Ayers Winther, a former professor at Rider University was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison. Winther, 65, has pleaded guilty in November to “enticing a minor to travel interstate for illegal sex and attempted transfer of obscenity to a minor.”
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will launch his new TV talk show on Russia Today on April 17, but is keeping the guest list secret, the Kremlin-funded English language station said on Friday.
No, this isn't a publicity stunt for the upcoming Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. On the Baltimore Orioles Opening Day, fans and players got a little more than they expected. A cape-wearing, Batman-underwear-clad man streaked across the field.
Convicted mass murderer Charles Manson is up for parole today after being denied parole 11 times since 1978. Manson was convicted of seven counts of first degree murder, and is currently in Corcoran State Prison serving a life sentence. Manson boycotted his 2012 hearing today, in the past being quoted as saying he is a political prisoner.
